The Honoured Inductees To The Singapore Women’s Hall Of Fame
Adelene Wee
Singapore’s first World Bowling Champion
Agnes Fong Sock Har
First female commanding officer in the Singapore Armed Forces
Agnes Joaquim
First woman in the world to breed a hybrid orchid
Aisha Akbar
Music teacher, broadcaster, songwriter, author
Alice Pennefather
A pioneering and outstanding sportswoman
Aline Wong
Academic, politician and advocate for gender equality
Amanda Heng
Trailblazing artist and arts activist
Anamah Tan
Lawyer and women’s rights activist
Anastasia Gan
Singapore’s first female commercial pilot
Anastasia Tjendri-Liew
Founder of one of Singapore’s most successful bakery chains
Ang Swee Chai
Orthopaedic surgeon and medical aid worker extraordinaire
Angelene Chan
Visionary Architect
Anita Sarawak
Entertainer extraordinaire
Ann Elizabeth Wee
Pioneer in social work education in Singapore
Annabel Pennefather
Trailblazing sports administrator and lawyer
Anne Lee Tzu Pheng
Award-winning and internationally acclaimed poet
Aziza Ali
Pioneer restaurateur and promoter of Malay culture
Bridget Tan
Champion of the rights of migrant workers
Catherine Lim
Bestselling author and social and political commentator
Celia Loe
Pioneering fashion designer and entrepreneur
Chan Choy Siong
Political activist and campaigner for women’s rights
Chan Heng Chee
Distinguished academic and diplomat
Charlotte Elizabeth Ferguson-Davie
Pioneering provider of healthcare for women and children
Che Zahara Binte Noor Mohamed
Pioneering champion of the rights of women and children
Checha Davies
Pioneering women’s rights activist
Chee Swee Lee
First Singaporean woman to win an athletics gold at the Asian Games
Cheong Koon Hean
Key architect of Singapore’s cityscape and housing estates
Chng Seok Tin
One of Singapore’s most versatile artists and advocate for disabled artists
Christina Ong
Global fashion entrepreneur and luxury hotelier
Chua Jim Neo
Author of the definitive Mrs Lee’s Cookbook
Chua Sock Koong
Head of Asia’s leading communications group
Claire Chiang
Champion of Corporate Social Responsibility
Constance Goh
Pioneering activist in the local and global family planning movement
Constance Mary Turnbull
Documenter of the history of Singapore
Constance Sheares
Pioneering art curator and champion of local artists
Constance Singam
Champion of civil society
Cynthia Goh
Pioneer in palliative care in Singapore
Daisy Devan
Singapore’s Mother Music
Daisy Vaithilingam
Pioneering medical social worker
Ding Jeak Ling
Pioneering researcher in biochemistry
Eleanor Clunies-Ross
Pioneering Athlete
Elizabeth Choy
War heroine, politician and teacher
Elizabeth Sam
Key figure in Singapore’s growth as a global financial centre
Ellice Handy
Culinary pioneer and educator
Esther Tan Cheng Yin
First female naval diver and endurance sports specialist
Esther Tay
Pioneering fashion designer and entrepreneur
Euleen Goh
One of Singapore’s most sought-after female board directors
Evelyn Norris
Outstanding educator
Fang Ai Lian
First woman to become partner in a professional services firm in Singapore
Florence Chua Siew Lian
First female Deputy Commissioner of Police
Gan Siow Huang
First female Brigadier-General in the SAF
Geh Min
Champion of the environment
Georgette Chen
Trailblazer of the visual arts in Singapore
Geraldene Lowe-Ismail
Pioneering tour guide
Gloria Beck
Pioneering Athlete
Gloria Lim
Mycology expert and first woman member of the Public Service Commission
Glory Barnabas
The Accidental Athlete
Goh Lay Kuan
Dance pioneer and arts activist
Goh Soo Khim
Choreographer and co-founder of Singapore’s first professional dance company
Grace Yin Pek-Ha
Pioneering community worker
Grace Young-Diao
Outstanding athlete and charity fund-raiser
Hadijah Rahmat
Outstanding educator, author, and poet
Hajjah Fatimah Binte Sulaiman
Businesswoman and founder of Masjid Hajjah Fatimah
Halimah Yacob
First Woman President of Singapore
Han Sai Por
One of Southeast Asia’s top sculptors
Hedwig Anuar
Pioneering librarian and women’s rights advocate
Helen Yeo Cheng Hoong
Pioneer in the regional expansion of Singapore’s law firms
Ho Ching
Head of one of the largest sovereign wealth funds in the world
Ho Yuen Hoe
Abbess and charity-worker extraordinaire
Ida Mabel Murray Simmons
Pioneering public health nurse
Indranee Elizabeth Nadisen
Singapore’s longest-serving foster mother
Ivy Ng
Outstanding clinician, researcher, educator, and healthcare leader
Ivy Singh-Lim
Champion of farming in Singapore
Jackie Yi-Ru Ying
Award-winning researcher in nanotechnology
Janet Jesudason
Pioneering athlete
Janet Lim Chiu Mei
First local hospital matron and best-selling author
Janet Lim Yuen Kheng
Global refugee crises problem-solver
Janet Yee
Pioneering social worker and advocate of children’s rights
Jayalekshmi Mohideen
First Female Career Ambassador
Jennie Chua
Icon of Singapore’s hospitality industry
Jennifer Lee Gek Choo
Hospital administrator and advocate for women, family and the elderly
Jenny Lau Buong Bee
Singapore’s first female judge
Jing Jun Hong
Pioneering table tennis player and coach
Joanna Wong Quee Heng
Doyenne Of Cantonese Opera In Singapore
Joscelin Yeo Wei Ling
The only athlete with 40 SEA Games gold medals
Judith Prakash
Key Figure In Singapore’s Growth As A Global Arbitration Hub
Julie Tan Eng Poh
Founder of the first and only credit union for women in Singapore
June Rusdon
Outstanding entrepreneur and early childhood educator
Junie Sng Poh Leng
First Singapore woman to win swimming gold at the Asian Games
Kamaladevi Aravindan
Award-winning bilingual writer and playwright
Kandasamy Jayamani
Queen of long-distance running
Kanwaljit Soin
Campaigner dedicated to improving the lives of women
Karen Tan Puay Kiow
First woman colonel in the Singapore Armed Forces
Kartina Dahari
The Queen of Keroncong
Kee Bee Khim
Singapore’s Queen of the Fairways
Khatijun Nissa Siraj
Pioneering activist for Muslim women’s rights
Khoo Kim Choo
Pioneering educator and early childhood development specialist
Khoo Teh Lynn
Singapore’s first female fighter pilot
Kirtida Mekani
Champion of the environment
Koh Chai Hong
Trailblazer in the Singapore Armed Forces
Koh Kheng Lian
Pioneer in the development of environmental law in the region
Koh Soo Boon
Founder of Singapore’s first female-led venture capital firm
Kwa Geok Choo
Co-founder of one of Singapore’s largest law firms
Kwan Shan Mei
Pioneering illustrator
Lai Siu Chiu
First woman on the Supreme Court Bench
Lam Lay Yong
Award-winning authority on the history of Chinese mathematics
Laurentia Tan
Singapore’s most decorated Paralympian
Leaena Tambyah
Pioneering social worker and advocate for special needs children
Lee Choo Neo
First local woman to practise as a medical doctor
Lee Mei Yi
Singapore’s first female fighter squadron commander
Lee Suet Fern
Founder of Stamford Law Corporation
Leo Yee-Sin
Leader in the fight against infectious disease
Li Lienfung
Award-winning bilingual writer and successful businesswoman
Liew Yuen Sien
Outstanding educator
Lily Kong
First Singaporean woman to head a Singapore university
Lim Hwee Hua
First woman Cabinet minister
Lim Sok Bee
First woman to command an artillery battalion
Lim Soo Hoon
First woman Permanent Secretary
Linda Locke
Trailblazer in the Asian creative industry
Liu Bin
Outstanding scientist, engineer, innovator, and academic leader
Lucy Wan
Trailblazer in the field of pharmacy
Lynnette Seah
Acclaimed violinist and founding member of the Singapore Symphony Orchestra
Mae Noeline Oehlers
Outstanding sportswoman and educator
Maggie Lim
First schoolgirl in Singapore to win the Queen’s Scholarship
Margaret Leng Tan
The world’s first toy piano virtuoso
Maria Dyer
Founder of St Margaret’s School, the first girls’ school in East Asia
Marjorie Doggett
Champion of animal rights
Mary Ann Tsao
Pioneering advocate of successful longevity
Mary Beatrice Klass
Pioneering Athlete
Mary Quintal
First woman assistant superintendent of police
Maud Ethel Perera
Public Health Pioneer
May Wong
Pioneer community worker and tireless fund-raiser
Meira Chand
Acclaimed Writer
Miranda Yap
Pioneer of biomedical sciences in Singapore
Mozelle Nissim
Grand Old Lady of Singapore’s Jewish community
Myrna Braga-Blake
Pioneering social worker, educator, and activist
Nalla Tan
Pioneering advocate for sex & public health education
National Women’s Table Tennis Team
Li Jiawei, Wang Yuegu, Feng Tianwei
Neila Sathyalingam
Leading Exponent Of Indian Classical Dance In Singapore
Noeleen Heyzer
Global champion of sustainable development and women’s rights
Nona Asiah
The First Lady of Entertainment
Olivia Lum
Founder of one of the world’s leading water treatment companies
Oon Chiew Seng
Founder of the first nursing home for dementia patients
Ovidia Yu
Internationally acclaimed novelist and playwright
Patricia Chan Li-Yin
Trailblazing swimmer and Singapore’s first Golden Girl
Pauline Tan
Nursing Trailblazer
Phan Wait Hong
Grande dame of Beijing opera in Singapore
Phyllis Eu Cheng Li
One of the first women elected to public office in Singapore
Phyllis Tan Poh Lian
First woman president of the Law Society
Puan Noor Aishah
Singapore’s first First Lady
Rahimah Rahim
Singapore’s first lady of song
Reverend Mother St. Mathilde Raclot
Founder of the Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus schools
Ruth Wong Hie King
Pioneering educator who transformed teacher training in Singapore
Saleha Mohamed Shah
Trailblazing magazine editor
Santha Bhaskar
Pioneering dancer and choreographer
Sarah Mary Josephine Winstedt
Pioneer in paediatrics in Singapore and Malaya
Seow Peck Leng
Educator, social worker and women’s rights activist
Shalini Arulanandam
Military doctor that took on the pandemic
Shanti Pereira
Singapore’s sprint queen
Shirin Fozdar
Pioneering women’s rights activist
Sim Phei Sunn
Outstanding mountaineer and endurance athlete
Singapore Women’s Everest Team
Jane Lee, Sim Yihui, Joanne Soo, Lee Peh Gee, Lee Li Hui, Esther Tan
Som Said
Entrepreneur and pioneer of Singapore Malay dance
Sophia Blackmore
Founder of Methodist Girls’ School
Sophia Pang
First Singapore woman to ski to the South Pole
Stella Kon
Author of the internationally staged Emily of Emerald Hill
Suchen Christine Lim
Award-winning novelist
Sudha Nair
Pioneering social worker and family violence specialist
Sylvia Kho
Pioneering bridal gown designer and entrepreneur
Sylvia Toh Paik Choo
Pioneering humour writer and the Grandmother of Singlish
Tan Cheng Hiong
Pioneer champion of women’s rights
Tan Chew Neo
Pioneering community worker
Tan Sau Fun
First and only female professor of chemistry in Singapore
Tan See Lai
Pioneering educational TV producer and newscaster
Tan Teck Neo
Philanthropist and pioneering community leader
Tan Yoon Yin
Singapore’s first lady of netball
Tang Pui Wah
Hurdler and Singapore’s first female Olympian
Teo Ah Hong
First woman to qualify as a commercial pilot
Teo Soon Kim
First woman admitted to the Singapore bar
Teresa Hsu Chih
One of Asia’s most inspiring social workers
Tham Yew Chin
Award-winning writer
Theresa Chan Poh Lin
The Helen Keller of Southeast Asia
Theresa Foo
First Asian female chief executive at Standard Chartered Bank
Theresa Goh
Pioneering Paralympic swimmer and advocate for disability sports
Thung Syn Neo
Pioneering social worker and key mover behind the Family Service Centre initiative
Vincere Zeng
Outstanding mountaineer and endurance athlete
Violet Oon
Singapore’s food ambassador
Vivien Goh
Outstanding musician and nurturer of young musical talent
Wong-Lee Siok Tin
Standard setter for Singapore’s broadcast journalists
Yang Chang Man
Protector of the Raffles Collection
Yip Pin Xiu
Singapore’s first Olympic-level gold medal winner
Yu-Foo Yee Shoon
Trade unionist and first woman mayor
Yuen Peng McNeice
Philanthropist and pioneering conservationist
Zahrah Za’ba
Pioneer of Malay broadcasting
Zena Clarke Tessensohn
Founder of Singapore’s first sports club for girls
Zuraidah Abdullah
First woman to become a Senior Assistant Commissioner of Police